Some news: In an attempt to convey supposed transparency, the Pentagon told me that Pete Hegseth has granted anonymous background interviews on Venezuela to some "mainstream media outlets"—all while the Trump admin trashes anonymous sourcing. More in @status.news: www.status.news/p/pentagon-p...

me: I'm finally watching [very popular TV show]. social media people: did you get to the part where the bomb goes off on the hot air balloon with John on board? me: ... fucking no.

New shirt design up in our store. Designed by me and Hassan Otsmane-Elhaou. 100% of the profits go to the amazing folks at @heroinitiative.bsky.social helping comic creators in need. Get yours here- ashcanpress.threadless.com

Were 90s kids clamoring for a Batman cartoon with 1930s Art Deco aesthetics? Is that what the market demanded? Or did some really smart creative people have a vision and make a genre-defining hit that sustained 20 years of TV shows? If you want success look for vision, not just metrics.

A great book on this topic is The Ten-Cent Plague: The Great Comic Book Scare and How It Changed America by David Hajdu. Congressional hearings, the works.

[After two glasses of wine at every dinner party] Hey did you know comic books imposed self-censorship to avoid government intervention so for like thirty years Superman comics stopped being about punching bad guys and instead he’d be like IF I DON’T EAT ALL THESE PIES JIMMY WILL TURN INTO A CLOCK!

“And the Peanuts” remember how peanuts was written in a default san serif font and was always about some bullshit that a Facebook addicted boomer would someday be obsessed with

Mask of the Phantasm is a masterpiece, serving as both a Batman origin story and a defining adventure. All of the threads of his life, personal or otherwise, come together and clash explosively amid the ruins of a future that will never be.

The (TV Series) Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. (The Complete Series) is available today on (iTunes) (US) for $29.99 Cast: Clark Gregg, Ming-Na Wen, Chloe Bennet, Elizabeth Henstridge, Natalia Cordova-Buckley, Iain De Caestecker, Nick Blood, Henry Simmons, Brett Dalton

Superman punching out Thor while referencing Rob Reiner’s directorial debut,, “This Is Spinal Tap”, with art by the late George Perez and writing by @kurtbusiek.bsky.social. Comics don’t get more perfect than this. #RIPRobReiner

Merriam-Webster’s human editors have chosen ‘slop’ as the 2025 Word of the Year.

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Recent covers I've drawn that feature Spider-Man.

What began as quiet courtship by David Ellison has morphed into a hostile takeover attempt of Warner Bros. Discovery—with the battle only likely to get messier in the days ahead. Details in @status.news: www.status.news/p/david-elli...

It’s time to ask that question again: “How will X ownership affect DC Comics?”

Brockmire is now on Netflix, if you were still clinging for excuses to not watch.

Happy GIANT SIZE CRIMINAL #1 (feat Kieron G) day.

The eagles have trained me to call a 21-0 game before the half a “nailbiter” and games like this are why

The best NEXT GENERATION film

"The House of Mouse is choosing to ignore the bully at the door, hoping that restraint keeps him from kicking it down." Read @passantino.bsky.social's column for @status.news on Disney's silence amid Trump's repeated attacks and threats: www.status.news/p/trump-abc-...

New Muppets comics by @hotelfred.bsky.social? And it’s a noir story? Shut up and take my money, @dynamitecomicshq.bsky.social!

I hope that my social media followers enjoy my posts. I'm really working on "not being clever enough in public to mind when my words are fed directly into the maw of a large language model" and still "interesting in a pleasant way."

Repost with an iconic fictional band

Reminder that if you haven’t watched MRS. DAVIS on Peacock, you should go do that. Deliciously weird one-season wonder.

The most wonderful time of the year.

#TheLowdown nailed its finale! The best TV noir in quite some time. I really hope there’s more.

The best and most consistent collaborative team in comics.

Kathryn speaks the truth. It's not only one of my favorite shows of this year, but of the last several. Comedy and mystery and character study and joy. I don't write weekly about shows anymore unless they're special. This one's special.

i'm getting the distinct sense that not enough of you are watching the lowdown, and do you not like good things???? there are GOOD THINGS

Superman Covers (issues #29, #30, #31 and #32).

A George Perez moment for you

Should be a fun day…

Not to be missed here: Michael Smerconish, a current CNN host, said out loud that he wished Malone would have meddled with the network’s journalism to pull it more to the right. A remarkable moment

As Lowry points out: “Streaming is now awash in ads, one of the things that separated it, thanks to monthly fees, from ad-supported linear networks. Series get canceled with greater regularity, sometimes without completing and paying off storylines, another remnant of network TV’s olden days.”

Tonight in I feel old: @chickentenders.bsky.social recounts the debut of The Colbert Report and Truthiness on this day 20 years ago.

But how will we know it's a streaming service if there isn't a + symbol in the name?

Kathleen DAvid is up to accept the HoF award for Peter David, "Peter is now a ghost writer," she says"He meant a lot to comics in general and he was proud of what he did. He was proud of the fact that his was a voice that could shout and be heard - not always agreed with but at least heard." #nycc

Paul Levitz is back to induct the late Peter David into the Harvey Hall of Fame. He praises Peter's wide ranging career that included working in sales & "Successfully wrote wonderful comics" included the Hulk, Aquaman, etc. "But all the time he was doing that he found time to talk to us." #nycc

I’ve never felt so seen

"That's the point – the smudge, the rough line, the hesitation - that's what makes my work come alive." - Jim Lee talking about why DC will never use AI storytelling. "AI doesn't dream, feel or make art, it aggregates it." @jimlee.bsky.social speaking very passionately at Retailer Day. #nycc

It’s your 75th anniversary, Charlie Brown! 💛⁠ ⁠ 🎉 Today marks the official 75th anniversary of Peanuts! On October 2, 1950, the first Peanuts comic strip, shown here, was published in seven newspapers nationwide. Charles M. Schulz was 27 years old.

One of my favorite anecdotes from THE PREHISTORY OF THE FAR SIDE: "That doesn't sound like the Jane Goodall we know."

"As the US government barrels toward a shutdown, President Donald Trump shared a racist video on social media..." www.cnn.com/2025/09/29/p...

Pretty amazing TMNT humble bundle for those of you who want to make a deeper dive into the mythology. It comes with the first volume of the Jason Aaron run plus many omnibus volumes of the previous run, which is still canon, plus some great minis and other stuff. www.humblebundle.com/books/teenag...

Over 10 million views now

Scoop: CNN's softball interview with far-right conspiracy theorist Jack Posobiec drew internal backlash from senior journalists at the network, including Jake Tapper. Details in @status.news: www.status.news/p/cnn-jack-p...

COMING SOON, over 1000 pages of ALL STAR WESTERN- featuring Jonah Hex and a boatload of others.

IT IS TIME.